Lot 844. 9 1940s-80s Wire Photos Including Gibson, Rose, Grimm, Burgess.1. A 1964 Central Press wire photo shows Bob Gibson and his wife in a new Corvette given to Gibson by Sports Illustrated as the World Series MVP. Ex-m with some retouching. 2. A 1976 AP wire photo pictures Pete Rose and Joe Torre, vg+ to ex, somewhat light contrast. 3. In a 1941 Acme photo, Charlie Grimm, Jimmie Wilson and Hank Lieber question the judgment of the umpiring crew, vg. 4. Smokey Burgess in a retouched 1957 photo from the Reds, tear at the top, great photo. 5-9. Kansas City Royals photos, vg-ex to ex, from the 1970s and 1980s including John Mayberry, Frank White, Amos Otis, John Wathan, Jim Schaffer and Marty Pattin. In a 1974 photo, former Olympic miler Wes Santee leads the Royals in running exercises at spring training. Photos are 7” x 9” or larger.
Winning Bid $185.
Lot 845. 3 Photos of Detroit Tigers Hopefuls -Tom Fletcher and Les Filkens. Fletcher, a pitcher, made it to the Tigers for two innings in 1962. Filkens, an outfielder, did not. A 1962 UPI wire photo pictures Fletcher as a U. of Illinois sophomore who had just signed with Detroit for a $50,000-$65,000 bonus. Vg+ to ex. Filkens is shown in two 1975 Detroit Daily News photos. Vg and vg+. Photos are about 8” x 10”.
Minimum Bid $15.
Lot 846. 1920s Original Photos of State of Indiana Athletes - Oral Hildebrand, Dorsey Kight. These rare original photos are each about 4 ¾” x 6 ½”. A member of the Indiana Basketball Hall of Fame, Hildebrand starred in basketball and baseball at Southport High School and then at Butler University, 1926-30. In 1931, he started a baseball career that lasted for 10 seasons with the Indians, Browns and Yankees. He posted an 83-78 career record and pitched in the 1939 World Series. The photo apparently pictures him as a high school player in 1926. Vg+ to ex. Kight played center field on the 1925 Lowell, Ind., baseball team. The photo has a horizontal crease, a vertical crease and two small holes outside the image area. Try finding these athletes on EBay!
Winning Bid $45.
Lot 847. 36 Wire Photos - Mrs. Lou Gehrig, Kids Playing Baseball, Models, Fans, Broadcasters, senior citizens, etc. Eclectic assortment. Photos are generally 7” x 9” or larger and average vg-ex. A 1948 International New photo shows Mrs. Gehrig presenting the Lou Gehrig Memorial Trophy to a New York City baseball player. Several areas of paper loss; g+. Thirteen photos show Little League, American Legion, high school or sandlot players. In 1959, Toby Greene, Oklahoma State coach, is the college “Coach of the Year.” In 1967, an Ohio U. baseball player is the school’s elected beauty queen. Three photos show fans at major league games. Baseball attracts short shorts or bathing suits in three photos, including “Miss Baseball of 1953.” In three other photos, players re-create 19th Century baseball. Senior citizens, women softball players and blind softball players are the subjects of four photos. In 1977, an 88-year-old fan, who had attended every game since the Dodgers began playing in Los Angeles, shows off some of her ticket stubs. Jack Perry is in a 1943 photo; he is considered to be “the Man Who Taught Hawaii to Play Baseball.” Writers or broadcasters are in five photos, including Curt Gowdy (2).
Winning Bid $40.
Lot 848. 6 Photos Pertaining to Chicago’s Andy Frain, “Usher King of the World.” From little beginnings, Frain grew a national empire that provided ushers for the Kentucky Derby, airlines and political events. At the age of 12, Frain was renting seat cushions to White Sox fans at Comiskey Park. At the age of only 20 in 1924, he used his ushers to solve the Chicago’s hockey team’s problem with gate crashers. William Wrigley, Jr., loaned Frain $5,000 to buy uniforms for his ushers at Wrigley Field. At its peak, his usher service had offices in 26 cities. In a 5” x 6 ½” photo, Frain is shown as he appeared in 1938. The other photos are at least 8” x 9”. One shows Frain’s wife, he was called as a witness in a 1942 court case. His son appears in a 1964 photo, and his son’s wife, in a 1957 sepia print. In a 1960 photo, Frain receives an award. Frain is pictured also at a funeral mass for his wife, who was killed in a commercial airline crash. Chicago Mayor Daley can be seen in this photo. Frain passed away in 1964. His company continued in various forms into the mid-1990s. Some photos are vg, and others are vg-ex. One is g-vg with an edge tear and surface cracks.
Minimum Bid $25.
Lot 849. 18 Wire Photos of Owner Charles O. Finley and Other Kansas City Athletics. The photos trace Finley’s baseball career from 1961-70. They deal with such topics as Finley’s efforts to move the KC Athletics to Louisville, the Athletics’ move to Oakland, a pay dispute with general manager Frank Lane and his efforts to buy the Oakland Seals NHL team. Finley is pictured with Joe Cronin in one photo. Other photos from the 1960s picture Pat Friday, KC general manager, and Whitey Herzog. The photos are generally 7” x 9” or larger and vg-ex.
Minimum Bid $25.
Lot 850. 1956 Original Wire Photo of World Series Perfect Pitcher Don Larsen and Sal Maglie, his opponent who pitched well enough to win most games. The Yankees’ Larsen hurled the perfect game on Oct. 8, 1956 against the Dodgers. In the Oct. 22 International News wire photo, the two pitchers are shown at a luncheon after they agreed to do work for a public relations firm. Photo is 7” x 9” with the caption attached. Photo has tears up to 1 ½” along the left and right edges. The players’ image area is strong and clean.
Winning Bid $35.
Lot 851. 28 George Brace Reproduction Real-Photo Postcards. Although Brace photographed thousands of baseball players during his career, he and George Burke before him also copied photos and reproduced them. Most of the reproductions feature players whose careers ended before Burke and Brace became baseball photographers here. The reproduction photos offered here are Chance, Cobb, Coughlin, Sam Crawford, Bill Donovan, Downs, Evers, Russ Ford, George Foster, Jennings, David Jones, Killian, Kling, Lundgren, Mullin, O’Leary, Payne, Pfeister, Rossman, Schaefer, Walter Schmidt, Schulte, Seiver, Napoleon Shea, Sheckard, Slagle, Tuffy Stewart and Tinker. These cards average ex-m.
Winning Bid $40.
Lot 852. 11 B&W 8” x 10” Photos of Baseball Stadiums. All show stadium interiors, and many focus on the scoreboard. Group includes Yankee Stadium, Fort Worth, Portland, Roosevelt Stadium in New Jersey and Shibe Park. Vintage photos are g with light contrast.
Winning Bid $35.
